A dozen Cleveland Browns players chose to kneel during the United States National Anthem last week before their game against the New York Giants.
The players were following the lead of Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback who gained national attention last year by refusing to stand for the anthem in protest to what he perceived to be “opression of people of color.”
But before Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, all Browns players, and coaches were on their feet in a show of respect, thanks to a passionate speech from one man.
Jim Brown, the most prominent Browns player in the team’s history, spoke to the team before the game, according to Independent Journal Review.
Football legend Jim Brown during an interview before a Major League Lacrosse game against the Ohio Machine on June 1, 2012, at Shuart Stadium in Uniondale, New York. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
